page_title: Sandy Cape Light
section_title: Current display
hierarchical_section_title: Sandy Cape Light / Current display
caption_attribution_description: English: Sandy Cape Light, general arrangements, 1865
context_page_description: Sandy Cape Light is a heritage-listed active lighthouse located on Sandy Cape, the most northern point on Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia. It stands about 6 kilometres southwest of the northeastern tip of the island. It is the tallest lighthouse in Queensland. Built in 1870, it is the second major lighthouse to be built in Queensland after its formation in 1859. It is one of the first lighthouses in Australia to be constructed using bolted prefabricated segments of cast iron, and one of only two such lighthouses in Queensland, the other being its sibling, Bustard Head Light.
context_section_description: The current characteristic is one white flash every ten seconds (Fl.W. 10 s), visible for 21 nautical miles (39 km; 24 mi). The light source is a 100 Watt 10 Volt VRB-25 lantern, with an intensity of 160,000 cd. The power source is a photovoltaic system (a battery charged by solar power).
caption: General arrangement of the tower, 1865
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